Keep Your Word

Vows Made in Trouble

Psalm 66 offers deeper insight into making vows to God. While the author of the Psalm is unknown, the purpose of the Psalm is clear. It is a psalm of praise and thanksgiving to God, focusing on His wonders and faithfulness. In the middle of the praises, the author makes this personal declaration: I willContinue reading “Vows Made in Trouble”

Vow of Thankfulness

In yesterday’s study, we learned that God declared thankfulness, and keeping your vows pleases Him more than ritual sacrifice and rote worship. We discussed the linkage between thankfulness and keeping promises to God. Psalm 56 offers us a little more insight on the link between thankfulness and promises. The Psalm was written by David duringContinue reading “Vow of Thankfulness”

Thankfulness & Vows

Now that we understand the importance of keeping the vows we make to God and recognize that He expects us to honor our promises, let us delve into a discussion about vows and promises in our service to Him. The Psalms repeatedly discuss the role of vows in service and worship to God. Asaph andContinue reading “Thankfulness & Vows”

Freely Given

No one makes you make a promise or vow. When you choose to make a promise, it’s an act of your own free will. It is this freedom – this choice – that gives promises their true meaning—they are offered freely. Let’s examine one more law found in the Torah on vows and promises: IfContinue reading “Freely Given”

Thoughtless Promises

When you make promises, it’s important to truly mean what you say; otherwise, your words lose value. Thoughtlessly made promises are hard to keep because you’ve not really thought about the promise. But, is this how we often make promises? We casually promise to help or attend something without much thought. We set resolutions forContinue reading “Thoughtless Promises”

If You Vow

When Moses delivered God’s law to the children of Israel, he included an extensive set of instructions regarding vows and oaths. Before he provided the detailed list, he told the people: If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break hisContinue reading “If You Vow”

Pay Your Vow

Have you ever made a promise and then broken it? Or perhaps made a careless or empty promise? Maybe you gave it your all but still couldn’t fulfill a promise? Regardless, we’ve all made promises, we’ve all kept promises, and we’ve all broken promises. Life teaches you early that keeping promises is very hard. ForContinue reading “Pay Your Vow”

Do Not Be Rash With Your Mouth

Did you know the second Friday of every January is commonly called “Quitters Day”? Why? Research shows that most people have abandoned their New Year Resolutions by that Friday. Hence – “Quitters Day.” The name emphasizes the challenges people face in maintaining motivation and commitment to their resolutions, particularly as the initial excitement wanes. ThereContinue reading “Do Not Be Rash With Your Mouth”

January is here, and the new year is already in full swing! At the start of each year, we often make resolutions—promises to ourselves and others for a better future. However, it doesn’t take long for many of us to fall short of these lofty goals, whether they involve reading, health, relationships, work, or evenContinue reading “Keep Your Word”